The Bid for a Cold Storage Giant
Local fruit growers and business interests urged to rally behind a proposed 1,000-car capacity facility that promised to modernize Kennewick’s economy.
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In his annual report, Manager H. W. Desgranges of the Kennewick-Richland District Fruit Growers' association points out the probability of a large cold storage plant being built in Kennewick. The association already built a 600-car capacity plant in Zillah, which has proven highly successful. Desgranges argues that a 1,000-car plant should be built in Kennewick, stating it is the logical location if growers and business interests commit to it. Such a project would involve an expenditure of $100,000, creating a significant payroll and providing necessary infrastructure for handling soft fruits and apples. A linked by-products plant could further stabilize the market and provide year-round employment, potentially making Kennewick the headquarters for the North Pacific Fruit Distributors.
“It means prosperity, a pay check and business. Is this not of sufficient importance that every farmer, laborer and business man should put his shoulder to the wheel?”
Kennewick’s early 20th-century development was deeply tied to its role as an agricultural hub, a legacy that continues to shape regional economic debates about value-added processing and supply chain logistics today.
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